Customer States: Car feels like Fish-bite? 

A little shocked at the customer response on this one - expected the standard, “just change the oil.” Glad to see some people do the proper thing to maintain their vehicle.

As a backyard mechanic I have found those collections to come in very handy. I call it my hail Mary drawer 😂

I love the customer's description of the symptoms. "Fish bites." As long as you've done some fishing, it's a great description.

I was surprised that the customer said replace all of coil packs since only one was faulty. Good work 👍

Everything went very well here. Clear diagnosis, sensible customer, helping colleagues, good result, excellent opinion on the monotony of oil changes. Thank you. Have a great day, as well!

Was I the only one squeezing my teeth while watching that drain plug breaking loose? Another great job done, Ray!

Being a mechanic and being a computer tech have many things in common but the one I liked the most is new parts. I got to open all kinds of "presents" daily.

Smart customer. When one component goes out, its more than possible the others are on the way out too. Add in saving of second set of labor charges, and an unavailable vehicle, the extra just in case cost is totally justified.

I like watching these videos especially when the office phone rings.

It is very nice when the Customer accepts your accurate advice and does the right thing. Well done to both of you!

Ray you're on the way to a million subs. We can't get enough. 👏 👏 👏

I wish there were more honest Service Techs like Ray in this world. People just don't trust mechanics and that's a shame. Wish that wasn't the case. Thank you Ray for helping to gain the publics trust back. You are a great service tech Ray. RAY 2024!! MMGA - Make Mechanics Great Again!!

My favorite part of every video is Ray impersonating the phone ringing 👏🏼👏🏼

Hey Ray, I’m glad your channel is blowing up - you do quality work and actually care for the customer. You deserve every bit of success you achieve on this channel and thank you for being an honest person.

That drain plug was put in by a angry mech!? YIKES that was tight!

If there's one thing I've learned from the last two weeks of binge watching Ray, if Ray doesn't make fun of the ring tone booming through the intercom, he is Hella distracted lol

161K subs! Wow! Your channel is just rocketing up by the minute now! Also, be sure to have a great day!

Hell, if I keep watching you for about 3 years I'll become a certified mechanic just by viewing your videos.

That SUMP PLUG!!!! holy cow a Rabbit has chewed it lol

We have a pretty good history with making angry steel products here in Sweden 😉

I just started working at a big brand lube shop and your videos have given me a lot of info beyond what my training had provided. Love it, keep it up!

I wish the plugs and coils on my Chrysler v6 were as easy as this to switch out. Another good job, informative and fun. Thanks.

it SO nice when the customer doesn't argue or state "My buddy is a mechanic and he gets the parts for 1/2 the price off the internet" What... No "click from you" with the spark plugs? I MISS it

Yes it's nice to see a customer that does not try and cheap out on repairs and Ray being Ray in the video..

Hey I just want to say thank you, you give me a good mechanic fix pretty much daily, and it helps me get motivated to work on personal projects, again thank you.

Great troubleshooting Ray! Im impressed with the torque wrench on the plugs👍🏼

Do..dooo…do I love the phone ringing imitation!!!

Dude! You are blowing up fast! I found you when you had less than 20k subscribers and now you are over 100k. Lets see you get to 1 mil! Don’t stop being you when that happens

mandatory mistake..all threads must be engaged with hand first :)

Thank you for these lessons Doctor Rainman Ray.

Good work and smart customer for replacing all of the coils and plugs.

Dear Rainman Ray, I enjoy your channel. Great troubleshooting and thanks for teaching us how to perform repairs.

I ENJOY YOUR CHANNEL! let me give you a little unsolicited advice years ago when car manufactures were going in the direction of over head cams and a hemi style head configuration so to speak sparkplug on top of piston i had a brand new 1990 Honda civic with 15,000 miles on it i was a dealership mechanic i was doing a 15k service that called for spark plug replacement at that interval well the ball on the extension fell into the cylinder hole with out me noticing when i replaced the plugs i used a differant extension because the one i was using matco had a handle grip on it like a screw driver and when in stalling i would use it by hand to start the threads well i thought the handle was keeping the extension from going all the way down so thats why i change extensions here the ball fell out with out me noticing and fell into the cylinder i finished the job and put the car outside it came back not long after on the hook here that b-b size ball damaged the engine requiring a disassemble and head replacement thank God i was at the dealership and covered my time and parts on new parts warranty and manufacturing warranty i never told anybody that the ball from the extension fell in the cylinder because i knew the manager would hold me accountable but if i kept quiet honda would pay for the repair and i never found the b-b so be advised i never ever leave spark plugs out on that style of a head if i can help it you never know something can fall in the sparkplug hole and it would be difficult to get it out and thats only if you noticed it so replace your plugs one at a time i cringe when i see you remove all the plugs and leave them out lol when watching your videos it's rare but keep your tit out of the wringer ha ha and keep those sparkplug holes covered

Fish bite? Ohhh kaay. Glad you interpreted that. Love how you explain everything and encourage others to be so darned honest. Thank you. Keep these videos coming.

The "Angry Wrench"... just found Christmas for my brother-in-law! Thanks! ;)

Ray, I learn something almost every episode. Thank you for sharing your world.

Videoing every single action sure saves your butt. Time consuming, but extremely needed these days when people are looking for a reason to get free work out of you, or blame you, or call you a liar and a cheat. Always capture the warning lights on the dash on your first start-up if anything.

Great video’s. It’s better to be proactive than reactive when repairing anything. I found an excellent independent automotive mechanic over 45 years ago. My only worry is that he will die before me.

Customer must have some extra money to just dive into 4 new coils along with the plugs. Quick, easy diag & nice work as always.

I appreciate the owner not asking for a wack a mole approach but chose to replace all coils and plugs . Since the plugs did not have oil on the porcelain the spark plug tube valve cover are still in good shape them there coil thru valve cover . Sweet !!!

Nice to see the machine got all 4 replaced. I understand that it's more expensive but if one went probably the others were soon to come yet people often just fix the bad one

Good on this vehicle owner to replace not only plugs, and bad coil, but being smart enough to replace all the coils! I pretty much have the same thought process on similar type components: if one fails and all are the same age, it's highly likely any other of the same age could fail in the relatively near future, so an ounce of preventative maintenance at this point eventually saves time, money, and hassle. Great video, Sir!!

If you don't show us the oil change, how will we marvel at your pouring skills?

Ray I wish I could trust that more mechanics are like you. Trust me I trust none after many years of incompetence or parts changing diagnostics. You have shown that you know a hell of a lot and you use and follow good diagnostics to get to the problem then double check to confirm you have the issue resolved. Your shop is lucky to have your skill and dedication to a job that has a unnecessary dark reputation.

I can usually tell by how clean the interior of a car is of how well the owner takes care of the maintenance. Also how clean the engine bay was when the hood was popped. It was no surprise that the owner decided to replace all plugs and coils (COP).

Am I the only one that I would like to see the oil/filters change? I always find this type of maintenance interesting! 😛

Hooray got a good customer, doing the preventive maintenance!!!!

Any chance you could do a Q&A during a video? Like, what does the company think of you filming? Do people bring their vehicles in hopes that you will work and film it? Do you get recognized? How many frogs does it take to spell chair? What kind of training have you had for al this? Whats your favorite vehicles to work on? Do you like pineapple on your pizza?

DOO DEE DOOs at the very beginning? This is gonna be a great day

Great video! I almost always learn something from you which makes me that much smarter. Cheers.

One trick i learned to install spark plugs when power tools are not available is to slide a piece of 6-8 inch long of 1/8 or 1/4 diameter rubber coolant hose over the end of the spark plug. Thread the plugs in by turning the hose until the hose start slipping and no longer gripping the end of the plug. After that, you are pretty much 1-2 turns till it bottoms for final torque. The hose also makes it easier on your wrist and faster to turn as there is way less mass compared to a socket+extension.

Good to see that SOME owners actually care about maintenance...

Wanted to watch you pour the oil in that 2.4

I love it when people spend some cash on keeping their vehicles going, and not immediately going "Oh, he's trying to get me on charges." Or "That can't be the issue!" that car will last them forever!

Your videos make the auto repair too easy.

As a swede i am well familiar with the Swedish angry pliers. i have them in all sizes.

Changed out the original coils on my 3.7 Nitro at 200k. Never had a misfire in 12 years. Recommend interval is 100k. I change the plugs at about 30k. Maintenance and how you drive them will make most vehicles last no matter the make.

Love your videos, Ray! That “baffle thing” is a Air Intake Helmholtz Resonator, or “resonator” for short. It reduces pressure wave harmonics, which improves airflow into the engine and reduces engine noise.

When swapping coil packs, we called it swaptronics back in my Air Force days.

That clamp on the one misfiring is a Pex clamp of all things. I have crimped a ton of them over the years. Thank you for another awesome video. All my best.

A REAL "click" tool used! Amazing.😁 Not having a heap of mechanical aptitude, I like to see your diag. methods, I find them quite helpful (when working on my quad, my vehicles, I leave for the pros). I have a question: when questioned by a customer, do you let them know that there is a video of the service? I have often wondered if a service was actually performed (actually catching a "dealer" NOT performing service on a recently purchased NEW year model truck. paint penned date and mileage on air and oil filters).

I would have marked the faulty coil with a marker pen (mainly because I forget so easily now). As you had to replace them all and just threw them together you will have to test them all to see which is worth keeping as spares and which is the dud.

When owing a jeep i was told 2 rules. 1: have unlimited tows or roadside assistance 2: have deep pockets for repairs

I have the same car and engine. Nice to see someone work on a car I can relate too. Thanks

Before seeing the end of the vijayo, I'm guessing the plugs weren't replaced when they should have been and that took out a coil. If the plugs wore evenly, I imagine the other 3 coils are not long for this world either

If this were the 3.2 liter V6, you would have to pull the intake off to service one of the banks. I wish engineers would stop doing stuff like that.

It is nice when people spend the money to fix it properly. Thanks for another great. 😀🇨🇦

Hard working knowledgeable dude. Thx for the tire lifting trick in a previous video. You saved me today trying to lift a heavy tractor tire. Cro bar under tire lift

Must be a big spender. I was surprised when you said 4 new coils. I figured on you only replacing the faulty coil and saying the customer declined new plugs.

🔰🇺🇸 - I’ve been working on (my own) cars and trucks for years, and had never heard of the term ‘fish-bite’…Indeed, it certainly was found online when I searched for the term 👍

You never use copper paste for the threads of the spark plugs? Here in Germany, I pay about 27 euros for 5 litres (quats) of fully synthetic 5W40 engine oil on Amazon or ebay - that's 32 dollars. In the VW workshop, I pay about 28 euros for 1 litre of oil - plus 19% VAT. My car only needs 4 litres of engine oil. An oil filter from MANN - Hummel costs 8 Euros, or 32 Euros in the workshop. Similar is the pricing with ignition coils - or ignition cables on older cars. 1 working hour costs about 130 Euros - plus 19% VAT. When I have my BMW connected to the diagnostic device here in a BMW workshop, a charger is connected to the battery beforehand. And the big rip-off begins. In the end, the bill is 300 euros ONLY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS. I can understand very well that many customers only have the one defective ignition coil replaced - and also say they don't want the spark plugs replaced while the car is still running. You have to consider that many people here get just 1,800 euros net wage (and even less!) for a full-time job. However - this is the difference to the US, every worker, every employee in Germany has health insurance. Without exception. I'm not sure what the income situation is in the US. But that might explain why many customers only want the most necessary work done.

Thumbs up for all 4 coils being replaced

simple and quick. I like simple and quick. The tiny piece of plastic in a hard-to-access snap cave? Not too much. Cheers from Louisiana.

Weird that a current misfire in cylinder 4 doesn’t trigger a CEL or DTC..my low grade Autel scanner wouldn’t have helped me in this situation!

I use clear tubing over the plugs to start them so they don’t cross thread. Can also use the tube to remove the plugs after they are loose

I use the ”rörtång” often in my job as a mechanic. Swedish invention by Johan Petter Johansson in 1888. The one i use is from BAHCO with ergo handles great video as always. Greets from Sweden 👍🏻

You can only say "More power" when using a Binford brand power tool.

Nice that they chose to do all coils and plugs. Car has 75k it's certainly close enough to 100k to be replaced. I've seen usually misfires tend to develop before 100k anyways. With this type of coil on plug ignition at minimum it's good to do plugs and the coil boots if no coils have failed. With Fords it's usually a boot problem just from them being around the engine heat and they degrade over time allowing spark to arc to the head. If the plug gap is too wide it adds resistance allowing the spark to leak out of the boot more easily.

thank god you are doing all the coils, I hate when people don't.

That Strap-on scanner is so useful

Love your videos. When you torque something can you tell us the torque spec?

Ray, absolutely love your videos. Every one of them help your viewers learn so much about mechanical work. I am amazed that this video has 7 thumbs down. Who the hell would watch this vid and thumb down it? Weird! Or perhaps I should say "weirdos"

I love an Honest Mechanic! If I lived in Florida, I'd bring my vehicles there for service.

that satisfying "pop" from the coils when you pull them out

I kind of want angry pliers, but I'm not sure what I need it for. I already have "dripping with rage" plier--a 24" offset pipe wrench with a 4' pipe. Actually I have 3 of these pipe wrenches...

Don't be selling that cover on the black market...

One of these days I'm driving to Florida just to get my truck in one of these videos. I really want to see what Ray thinks of the wiring harness a squirrel ate through and I spliced with household supplies. 😂

Good job. Love this channel. Do not stop clicking.

I feel like we've been bad viewers and we're being punished by not getting to see the oil draining :( What if we promise to not mention pre-filling the filter??

Ray Ray Ray, the proper way to install spark plugs is to drop them in the holes from a height of AT LEAST 6 inches...and everybody knows you are supposed to use an impact gun to torque down your plugs. Amateur hour much🤣

"fish bite"??!! I am a long time fisherman...I have been raised and worked in a car shop....never heard that applied to an automotive failure! I learn new things everyday!

You are making me buy tools I never had before.

Ray, how DARE you decide that the old coil pack fasteners would just automatically become yours, when the new coils came with new fasteners? Shame on you for not asking the owners if they wanted the old, replaced parts. SHAME!! 😂🤣😂🤣

Hello! Roger in Pierre South Dakota

Fish bite? When I was a teenager sometimes the frogs I caught for fishing escaped in the car under the seat. Find them months later like dried frog jerky.

So nice to finally have a repair. Instead of a long diagnostic followed by a Customer declined all repairs, and change the oil instead (while said vehicle is on the floor and no lift available so you have to crawl in the dirt). Love it.

I really like your way of troubleshooting

Fishbite has me rollin'. Nice EZ fix.

I wish everyone cared as much as you do.

LOL, first video I saw where you used a torque wrench… I do like the videos.